The Escondido Cougars will head out to face off against the Coastal Academy Stingrays at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Escondido has struggled recently with six losses in a row, while Coastal Academy will arrive with four straight victories.
Escondido is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against High Tech CV on Tuesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. The Cougars had to suffer through a 70-40 loss at the hands of the Bruins. The Cougars were down 60-31 at the end of the third quarter, and things only got worse from there.
Meanwhile, Coastal Academy won against Classical Academy back in December of 2025 with 54 points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Wednesday. The Stingrays walked away with a 54-46 win over San Pasqual.
Coastal Academy's victory bumped their record up to 7-2. As for Escondido, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-11.
Escondido didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Coastal Academy in their previous meeting back in December of 2024, but they still walked away with a 53-49 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Cougars since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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